2015年上海虹口区北郊高级中学高三上学期期中测试卷(含答案).docx

2015年上海市虹口区北郊高级中学高三（上）期中考 I. Listening（略） II. Grammar and Vocabulary（26分） Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. (A) Modern sculpture rarely surprises us anymore. The idea (25)_______ modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people (26)________ take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called modern pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years. (27)______ ______ ______ this, some people -- including myself -- were surprise by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw (28)________ I entered the art gallery was a notice which (29)_______ (read): Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous! The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended form the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires (30)_______ (attach) to metal spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In the centre of the hall, there (31)_______ (be) a number of tall structures (32)________ (contain) colored lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well! (B) Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals,